So I'm looking for a new gig (duh!), and I'm thinking about what I'm looking for in a job. Here's what it'd take...
- I have to appreciate what the company does - this is different than liking it. I'm sure that if I worked as an HR rep at a bank, and the bank repo'd cars and foreclosed on homes, I'd feel badly about that. But I'd apprecaite that they give other people a chance at owning a home or business or car that they might not otherwise be able to afford. It's not loving the bank, but appreciating the bank. I could give a sh!t about the widgets at DeltaHouse.
- I have to have a mentor - I don't care if I just have one HR person that I report to, I need someone that can help me take my career to the next level.
- I have to have good problems to solve - Yes, I know that, "benefits suck," or "the guy next to me smells awful" is a part of the job. But the more complex problems, the tougher issues is what I'm looking for.
- Straight cash, homie! I mean c'mon, aren't we all?
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Great blog! I am looking for a job and these are some good points to remember. For me the biggest thing is the culture of office and how the executives interact with the staff. I still haven't found out away to ask if the executive staff are micro-managers or not. Because simply saying that you can not work in an environment that is micro-managed doesn't work!
I don't get the reference, but it sounds like a compliment, so... :-) Keep up the search. It's tough, but it will be SOOO worth it when you move out.
I'm handling HR for a chain of daycare locations, and it is trench-warfare style like you described! Take 300+ employees who make no more than $10.00 per hour and it is like HR for the Jerry Springer show. I could give you so many work "characters" you'd be blogging them forever. Regardless, we have to deal with serious issues too, like alleged child abuse, civil rights complaints, etc. There is no time for navel-gaving in this job.
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